'Which is as Fate to all Things Else’

[Bêthberry]

Originally Posted by Gurthang

I believe that the choice wasn't really a matter of eating, but of obedience. God had said not to eat. As far as consequences, I'm going to quote the Bible. (hope that doesn't land me in hot water.)

Quote:
Genesis 2:17
But you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.

Thank you for quoting from the second creation story, Gurthang! Which of course, you had to, as the story of man's disobedience isn't in the first version.

This is the crux of HI's poll, isn't it? What does "die" mean to a creature who has been created supposedly immortal? Where is choice if the consequence is not understood? Would they die immediately, ie, cease physiological functioning? Would they die sometime in the future? Given its traditional association with Adam and Even then realising they were naked, why, it looks like this is the first pun on die as sexual intercourse.

Informed consent is such a delicate matter.